The Work and Wanderings of Kirsten Stephens

Sal aka “The Dark Cloak” is an amazing multi-disciplinary artist and the creator of Terra Phantasma’s Night Bandits. I sat down with him for a quick “what makes Sal tick” interview. You can check out more of his art on his website: http://www.thedarkcloak.com or tumblr: http://thedarkcloak.tumblr.com/ 1) Supporters of Terra Phantasma know you …

If you would like to learn more in practice, attend my upcoming workshop The application of Cause and Effect on stage is most obvious in slapstick physical comedy – trip, fall. But it extends far beyond that. Cause and effect relationships communicate because they are based on a common experience of …

You’ve been breathing since the doctor slapped your new-born naked ass in the hospital. So you would think that nothing could be more natural and un-thinking than breathing. But as an actor, breathing can be manipulated to help us capture certain feelings, flow (or not flow) from one moment to the next, …

Standing on the stage. This would seem like a pretty basic skill that even the most amateur of actors should be able to master. And yet I constantly see trained, experienced actors perform an entire play planted squarely on two feet. As a matter of fact, this happens more often …

Here is a list of my top physical comedy influences, in more or less order of importance: Marcel Marceau Red Skelton Buster Keaton Charlie Chaplin Lucille Ball Danny Kaye Abbott and Costello French and Saunders… As you can see, this list is very male-dominated. I had been doing mime for …